Fur-drying apparatus



July 12, 1927.

' l 635 875 H. A. ALTER E'r-AL FUR DRYING APPARATUS F'led March 1l. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 HA duyenry lfef ),/erer /o [ln er ATTO RN EY I l l July 12 927, H. A. ALTER ET AL FUR Ammm APPARATUS Filed March 11. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 W NES.

Patented July 12, 1927.

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HENRY A; .Ammann YQNKEBS, AND mEBBEM ;J. snowman, MonBaSiSGHzWMfEZMaN,

AND BnNuAMxNscHwARmzMAN, QF NEW Nomi, N. X.

rule-Darme Arnhems..

Agpngaupn mediteren u, i927. ,serial N.,-114,'5s2.

` This invention relates to improvements in iur drying apparatus.

The primary object of the invention ree .sides inthe `provision Qt adevi'ce in which y, the skins or pelts t be dried are inserted Vand subjected to a `moving column of atmospheric air which Ai"acilitates the quick and even drying of the same Without fear of stiteningthe skins.

Another object of the inventionis to provide a iur drying device which includes a cabinet for removably receiving a pair of panels on which the skins `to Abe dried yare stretched and which panels .are disposed in is spaced converging relation to eachother to provide a restricted Eenclosed conduit for the passage Of a @0111111.11 of atmospheric elif adapted Vto be blown therethrough, the skins or Ipelts being mounted on the inner faces of the panelsfan'd subjected to the blast of air.

A further object oi' the invention is the provision Qta iur dryingdevicelin the lforni or a table or bench, in which a drying compartment is arranged and vvhichV receives a pair of removable'boards on IWhich ,the ,fura

to be dried are mounted, the said yboards now being used in the iur industry for receiving the furs or pelts to be stretched, thus :1. r inakingit unnecessary for a fur `dealer ,to go to theexpense oi 'having separate boards for the'stretching and drying operations.

A further object of the invention resides in a combination Work table and fur drying when preparing the yskins for drying and Which are later inserted into theapparatus for drying purposes.

A still `further object is to provide an apparatus of the kind above `mentioned Which is simple in construction, inexpensive 'oi inanui'actureand highly efficient for the purposesintended.

Tit-h these and other obects in View, the invention resides ,in certain novel construction and combination and arrangement kof parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing. in which Figure 1 isa perspective View of .our improved fur ,dryingapparatus f tu'dginal section- Figure `2 is a vertical longi al view therethrough.Y

apparatus which may beused by furriers' Figure is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line `3--3 `oFigure 2.

Figure e 'is a fragmentaryhorizontalsectional view on the 'line 1 -4 oi Figure 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference numeral 1() designates a table or Work bench which includes a liat tcp 11 and supportingolegs 12. Supported bg the legs 12 in parallel spaced relation to top is abottom vvall 13, opposed side e wallsjle and 15,- and opposedend Wallsl and 17; These walls co-act to provide kan enclosed cabinet or coinpartment'jl, access to which may be Ahad through an opening normally closed 'by a lswinging door 19 'i0 mounted ron the side Wall '14 andivhich door is of the drop type. The vdoorl maybe held in a `closed position by suitable turn buttons 2 0 during the fur 'drying operation presently to be described. An a-ir entrance opening 21 is provided across the end Wall 16 While an air outlet opening'22 extends `across the end Wall 17, the opening 2l ybeing of a height greater than the height ,of the open'- ing 22 for a purpose to @be presently explained. Y

Extending inwardly from the end Walls 16 and 17 land disposed on opposite sides of the openings provided therein, are spaced tracks -23 and '24; respectively `for slid-ably receiving a pair oi' panels 25. The ends ot' the panels are received in the tracks by insert-- ing the panels through the opening provided inthe side' Wall '13 whenithe 'door 19 is swung doven.A The panels 25 Valign with the upper and lower Walls of the openings 21 and 22 and `co-aet with the sidewalls 14e and 15 for providing an enclosed conduit-26 between the entrance and outlet openings. The panels or )boards 25 are now used :by ur'riers for stretching the skins or pelts and are stretched on the boards and held thereon by nails or like fastening elements, after which stretching the ypanels may be inserted in the dryer and ,thev skins disposed upon the ad- 10o jacent faces 'of the panels Where theyare subjected'to a blast yof atmospheric air adapte ed to be passed .through the conduit v26.

`Mounted `:over the"y entrance opening 21 and supported by the end Wall 16 is an air 105 distributor 27 in which is arranged a plurality of angularlydisposed ibaflie plates-or vvalls 2 8'vvhich diect the air evenly :to 'the entrance-2 1 .from an airpipe29. Atmospheri'cl air is forced th1otigh'-tlie pipe and 110 conduit 2G by a blower 30 mounted in the air inlet pipe and which is of the usual wellknown construction.

By varying the height of the inlet and outlet openings 2l and 22 and by having the tracks 23 and 24 on different levels, the panels 25 are supported in converging relation to each other so as to provide an enlarged air entrance and a restricted air outlet7 which causes the air to back-up in the conduit to thoroughly dry the fur or skins supported by the removable panels 26. By reason of the size of the panels, any number of pelts may be dried in a single operation and after insertion into the dryer, the same may be left to dry without requiring a worker to be in attendance.

F or facilitating the insertion and removal of the panels from the cabinet, the same may be provided with hand receiving rec esses 3l in their inner faces adjacent the longitudinal side edges thereof.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that we have provided a combination work table and fur drying apparatus, the table being used in preparing the furs for the drying operation, i. e., for mounting the skins upon the panels, after which the panels bearing the skins are inserted into the dryer as hereinbefore mentioned.

`While we have describedwhat we deem to be the most desirable embodiment of our invention, it is obvious that many of the details may be varied without in any way departing from the spirit of our invention, and we therefore do not limit ourselves to the exact details of construction herein set forth nor to anything less than the whole of our invention limited only by the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is z.-

l. A fur drying apparatus comprising a cabinet having inlet and outlet openings respectively provided in opposed walls thereof, and spaced converging fur receiving panels removably supported within said vabinet between said inlet and outlet openings and co-acting with certain other opposed walls of said cabinet to provide an enclosed conduit between said inlet and outlet openings.

2. A fur drying apparatus comprising a cabinethaving a door therein, and a pair of removable panels supported inconverging spaced relation within said cabinet and adapted to have the furs to be dried mounted on their inner faces, said panels co-aeting with certain opposed Walls of said cabinet to provide an enclosed conduit therein.

3. A fur drying apparatus comprisingra cabinet having-a door therein, and a pair of removable panels supported in converging spaced relation within said cabinet and adapted to have the furs to be dried mounted on their inner faces, said panels co-acting with certain opposed Walls of said cabinet to provide an enclosed conduit therein, and means for passing a blast of atmospheric air through said conduit to subject the lac tion of the same to the furs adapted to be mounted on said panels.

Ll. In a fur drying apparatus, the combination of a table having a cabinet disposed beneath the top thereof, a pair of panels having the furs to be dried mounted on the inner faces thereof, and means for removably support-ing said panels within said cabinet in converging spaced relation with respect to each other.

5. In a fur drying apparatus, the combination of a table having al cabinet disposed beneath the top thereof, a pair of panels having the furs to be dried mounted on the inner faces thereof, and means for removably supporting said panels within said cabinet in converging spaced relation with respect to each other, to provide a conduit having an enlarged air inlet and a restricted air outlet, and means for forcing atmospheric air through said conduit from the inlet end to the outlet end thereof for subjecting the furs to the action of the same.

6. A fur drying apparatus comprising a cabinet having an air inlet opening' in one of the end walls thereof and an air outlet opening in the opposed end wall, tracks provided on the inner faces of the opposed walls but disposed out of alignment with each other, and fur supporting panels insertible through one of the side walls and slidable on said tracks for forming a conduit converging from the inlet opening to the outlet opening.

7. A fur drying apparatus comprising an enclosed cabinet having an air inlet opening at one end thereof, and an air outlet opening in the opposed end wall, the outlet open ing being of a height less than the height of said inlet opening, spaced tracks pro vided on the inside of said end walls, the tracks of the first end wall being spaced a greater distance apart than the tracks on the other end wall, one of the side walls having an opening extending the length thereof, a pair of fur supporting panels insertible through the last mentioned opening and slidable over the respective tracks for alignment with said inlet and outlet openings for forming a converging conduit therebetween, and a door for closing said last opening after the insertion of said panels.

In testimony whereof We hereby affix our signatures.

HENRY A. ALTER.`

MORRIS SCHVVARTZMAN. HERBERT J. VVOLLNER. BENJAMIN SCHWARTZMAN. 

